"Inspire" or "Grow" funding categories Application for Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Grant

Complete this application form if the funding category you are applying for is either the "Grow" funding category or the "Inspire" funding category.  

If you are unsure which funding category to apply for, please contact Council's Arts and Cultural Programs Officer (on 1300 ISAACS - 1300 47 22 27).  If the funding amount you are seeking is more than $5,000, you must contact the Arts And Cultural Programs Officer before making an application.

INSPIRE

This category is open to individuals, groups and organisations where outcomes of their activities have a broader reach within the community.

Proposals may include:

• Engaging professional artists or arts workers to run workshops or community projects that focus on developing skills of participants;
• Delivering arts and cultural projects where artists and communities work together such as:
  1. Hosting and supporting events with and for community, that maximise opportunities for arts and cultural engagement;
  2. Developing arts programs and promoting local creative enterprise within local festivals and events.
• Supporting projects and activities that promote and celebrate the stories of our diverse communities. This may be done via various mediums such as plays, film/video/audio, artworks, digital exhibitions, education programs, oral histories and publications.

Assistance is available for between $500 to $8,000 covering up to 65% of eligible expenses.

GROW

This category is open to individuals, groups and organisations proposing arts and cultural activities where artists and communities work together to create specific outcomes that build community resilience and wellbeing. This includes responding to identified community needs such as recovery post natural disaster, social welfare issues, or any circumstances where arts practice may benefit a community’s ability to process an identified issue or need.

Projects may focus on the following areas:

• Health and wellness;
• Social justice; and
• Social inclusion and belonging.

Proposals may include:

• Engaging professional artists or arts workers to run workshops or community projects that focus on developing community resilience and wellbeing and target marginalised or minority groups;
• Delivering arts and cultural projects where artists and communities work together to create specific outcomes that build community resilience and wellbeing within marginalised or minority groups.

Assistance is available for between $500 to $8,000 covering up to 65% of eligible expenses.